Special Education Teacher 2024-2025

In consultation with other school personnel, the Special Education Teacher:

• Provides educational services to students with disabilities
• Is responsible for planning, developing, delivering, and evaluating appropriate individualized educational services, learning programs, and instruction in the inclusion, resource, LID, and other instructional settings.

Great Hearts

Great Hearts Academies is a growing network of 45 public, open-enrollment, tuition-free schools in San Antonio (TX), Dallas/Ft. Worth (TX), Phoenix (AZ), and Baton Rouge (LA). We currently provide over 25,000 K-12 students with access to a high quality, classical liberal arts education, without the barriers that often come with private prep schools. We gladly prepare our graduates for success in the best universities in the nation, but our main purpose is the formation of the soul, heart, and mind. We believe that the highest goal of education is to become good, intellectually and morally.

Benefits:

• Exceptional benefits (medical, dental, vision etc.) with minimal employee cost
• Texas Teacher Retirement System for employees

Qualifications: Education/Certification:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
• Valid Texas Generalist/Core content Teaching Certification with required endorsements or training for relevant subject and level (preferred)
• Valid Texas Special Education Teaching Certification

Experience:

1 year of successful Special Education teaching experience in a K-12 school (preferred)

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Knowledge of core academic subject assigned
• Knowledge of curriculum and instruction
• Ability to instruct students and manage their behavior
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of local, state, and federal regulations and policies affecting special education
• Knowledge of current special education practices and methodologies
• Knowledge of educational technology applications

Special Education at Great Hearts

• At Great Hearts, our Special Education Teachers and Coordinators are integral members of our faculty, participating in all faculty-wide events and PD, while also bringing the specialized expertise that is necessary for the success of all our students.
• Great Hearts aims to serve all students within our special education population in a manner that affirms and reflects their dignity and rightful participation within the larger student body and academy.
• Through consultation, resource, inclusion, and co-teaching models, the Special Education team provides essential support, following an Individualized Education Plan, to ensure each student is served in the least restrictive environment possible.